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As If Break Ups Weren't Bad Enough, Guess How Many Friends Will Probably Desert You Before Your Tears Even Dry

Here are some valuable things you might lose during a break up: A go-to person to build your furniture, a date to your sister’s wedding, your mind. But your friends will still be there for you, right? Well .not all of them.

Here’s the breakdown of the eight folks who might desert you in your time of need: Three are probably friends of your ex, three are mutual friends you and your ex made during your relationship, and here’s the worst part two are friends you had before the relationship even started. Those two might side with your ex or just get sick of hearing about the break up. Rude!

Other stats from the survey on losing friends:

21% of people admitted to actively trying to get friends on their side.

One in ten people said their friends were no help during the breakup. Who are these people? My friends are the BEST during a break up.

More than 27% of people say they have stayed in a relationship longer than they wanted to because they feared impacting their friendships.

Have you ever gone through a break up where you’ve lost friends? How many did you lose? Can you count on your friends during a break up?